Thomas P. Broughan
Question:690 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport the completion date for each of the projects under the Transport 21 programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30080/08]
View answerWednesday, 24 September 2008
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Transport 21 projects currently underway will be completed as set out in Table 1. Projects which have already been completed since the beginning of Transport 21 in 2006 are listed in Table 2.
The start and completion dates of projects which have not yet commenced will be determined by the funding allocation available during the current difficult economic climate. The commencement dates for these projects will also be influenced by the time taken for public consultation, the relevant statutory process and the procurement and contract award processes.
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Project |
Indicative Completion Date |
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M50 Upgrade (Phase 1) Completion of delivery of 200 new buses for Dublin Bus |
2008 |
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Cork commuter rail service to Midleton Luas extension from Connolly to Docklands Western Rail Corridor (Phase 1) Ennis — Athenry Completion of roll-out of 183 intercity railcars N4 Leixlip/M50 junction (Lucan bypass upgrade) N6 Athlone to Ballinasloe N7 Nenagh to Limerick N8 Cullahill-Cashel N9 Waterford-Knocktopher |
2009 |
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Kildare rail upgrade Luas extension from Sandyford to Cherrywood M3 Clonee to North of Kells N6 Galway to Ballinasloe N7 Limerick Tunnel M7/M8 Portlaoise to Cullahill/Castletown N7 Castletown to Nenagh N8 Fermoy-Mitchelstown N9 Kilcullen-Carlow N9 Carlow-Knocktopher N25 Waterford City Bypass M50 Upgrade (Phase 2) N52 Tullamore Bypass Completion of delivery of 239 new buses for Bus Éireann |
2010 |
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Project |
Completion Date |
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N2 Monaghan Town Bypass N2 Ashbourne Bypass N4 Edgeworthstown Relief Road N7 Naas Road widening N8 Rathcormac — Fermoy (PPP) N8/N73 Mitchelstown Relief Road N15 Ballyshannon-Bundoran Bypass N21 Castleisland-Abbeyfeale N25 Kinsalebeg N25/27 Kinsale Road Interchange N30 Enniscorthy-Clonroche Realignment Dublin Port Tunnel N52 Mullingar Eastern Bypass N55 Cavan Bypass N56 Mountaintop to Illistrin Phase 1 |
2006 |
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Docklands Railway Station Introduction of first intercity railcars on Dublin — Sligo route 67 new intercity rail carriages deployed on Dublin-Cork line and introduction of hourly rail services Dublin-Cork N1 Dundalk to Border N2 Castleblaney Bypass N4 Dromod — Rooskey N5 Charlestown Bypass N6 Tyrellspass to Kilbeggan N11 Arklow to Gorey Bypass N11 Enniskerry junction improvements N18 Ennis Bypass/N85 Western Relief Road N52 Mullingar to Belvedere N56 Mountaintop to Illistrin Phase 2 N77 Kilkenny Ring Road Extension |
2007 |
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New Portlaoise train depot M50 Upgrade (Phase 3) and introduction of barrier free tolling Capacity enhancement luas Red Line — all trams extended from 30m to 40m providing a 40% increase in capacity N6 Kilbeggan to Athlone N8 Cashel to Mitchelstown N9 Carlow Bypass N11 Kilpedder-Delgany Junction New intercity railcars introduced on Dublin-Limerick, Dublin-Westport, Dublin-Galway, and Dublin-Waterford lines |
2008 |